Seattle Times
Having Block Party nostalgia? Or didn’t make it out to the event? Head over to Matson on Music’s highlights of the three-day event and find interviews with THEESatisfaction and The Maldives. You can also check out festival photos, recaps from each day and live videos from the Party. Matson also includes reviews of some of his favorite sets, including Mad Rad, Blue Scholars, Macklemore, Champagne Champagne and !!!. Click on the link for all the highlights.
The Stranger
This weekend’s highly anticipated Capitol Hill Block Party is jam-packed with enough local and national acts to get your toes a-tappin’ and your fists a-pumpin’. The lineup can be a little overwhelming due to the sheer amount of talent coming your way, so take a moment to browse The Stranger’s breakdown of every single band playing the Party. Bigger national names include Yeasayer, !!!, Blonde Redhead, MGMT and The Dead Weather. But local acts are really dominating the festivities, including Macklemore, Shabazz Palaces, Head Like a Kite, Fruit Bats, THEESatisfaction, Blitzen Trapper, The Maldives, Fresh Espresso and Blue Scholars. For detailed info about each the bands, follow the link.
Sound on the Sound
Remember that carefully planned schedule you arranged for yourself for the upcoming Capitol Hill Block Party? Well throw it out the window, because Cha Cha Lounge just announced its lineup for the weekend. Highlights include Blood Red Dancers, My Goodness, Feral Children, Helms Alee, The Young Evils, Spurm and Absolute Monarchs. It’s going to be a loud night with plenty of local talent to spare. Check out the jam-packed lineup at the link.
The Sound on Sound
Capitol Hill Block Party is right around the corner, and they have announced the final lineup including the daily schedule. Diehard fans can begin to formulate their game plan to ensure maximum sonic capacity. New bands to the lineup include The Maldives, The Head and The Heart, Avi Buffalo, S, Happy Birthday, Math and Physics Club, Book of Black Earth, Ravenna Woods and Victor Shade. One spot remains TBA. This is the first year the venerable Seattle music festival has programmed a third day, and they will be hosting concerts on three stages.
Seattle Times 
Summer is just around the corner and the season promises to usher in a host of outdoor-concerts in Seattle and surrounding cities. At various venues around Seattle between June 9 and 13 is Noise for the Needy, a non-profit festival which benefits other non-profits. The lineup is a who’s who of Seattle’s indie rock bands including Visqueen, The Maldives, Final Spins, Friday Mile, Tiny Vipers and Grand Hallway. And across the Sound is Doe Bay Fest on Orcas Island happening August 13-14. Its quintessentially Northwest lineup includes Seattle country-rock barnburners the Maldives and cabaret-pop ensemble Hey Marseilles returning alongside Grand Archives, Grand Hallway, Fruit Bats and a slew of mostly low-key acts. Over on the Eastside in Redmond is green, grassy Marymoor Park, a wonderful place to enjoy the second annual No Depression Festival featuring gentle folk-poppers the Swell Season, roots chanteuse Lucinda Williams and Seattle dirge-groove trio the Cave Singers on August 11. Don’t miss this year’s ZooTunes series at Woodland Park Zoo with performances from Steve Earle, Jimmy Cliff, Levon Helm and Herbie Hancock. Capitol Hill Block Party is returning to its namesake neighborhood this year with a third day tacked on to the festival. Taking place July 23-25, Capitol Hill Block Party promises to be three days of uber-hip tunes and unbridled debauchery with performances from Seattle’s Shabazz Palaces, Head Like A Kite, Blue Scholars, The Dutchess and The Duke and more. And closing out the Summer of Music is Bumbershoot happening Labor Day weekend, September 4-6, in the Seattle Center. This year’s Bumbershoot will bring Bob Dylan, Neko Case, Weezer, The Moondoggies, David Bazan and many more. Check out the Seattle Times for information about even more music happening in Seattle this summer, or take a look at the calendar of festivals happening year-round in the City of Music.
The Stranger
Block Party organizers Dave Meinert and Jason Lajeunesse are in a down-to-the-wire effort to get a permit to add a third day of the festival, which will take place July 23 and 24. Adding a third day will increase the economic benefits of the festival and will also add to the profits from the Capitol Hill Block Party that go to support KEXP and the Vera Project. According to Virgina Swanson who heads up the special events permitting process for the city, the third date will be permitted, if organizers can show “significant” community support for the extra day. People can email press@capitolhillblockparty.com and Virginia Swanson at virginia.swanson@seattle.gov to show their support for a third day of the festival.
SPIN
SPIN magazine visited Capitol Hill Block Party last weekend and identified four Seattle bands to look out for: They Live!, Wild Orchid Children, Past Lives and the Moondoggies. To read the full profile, check out the above link.
Seattle Weekly
Check out the link for pictures of last weekend’s Capitol Hill Block Party!
Seattle Subsonic
As if the regular two-day lineup wasn’t enough, the Cha Cha, the Comet Tavern, and Chop Suey will all be hosting shows during and after the proper festival this weekend. Chop Suey’s Mad Rad/Macklemore show on Saturday is only 3 bucks with a Block Party wristband. The Cha Cha’s Saturday night schedule features Moonrats, Champagne Champagne, and Constant Lovers all back to back. Friday features Loving Thunder and Born Anchors. For a complete list, check out the Seattle Subsonic blog.
KUOW
There’s something special about summer in Seattle. It’s not just the sun and the green, green grass. Summer is also the time of fresh cords and cool licks. From Bumbershoot to the Capitol Hill Block Party, Seattle’s summer music scene is hot indeed. KUOW’s Weekday invited their regular panel of music geeks to tell them about their favorite music of the summer. Click the above link to listen.
